Larkin Community Hospital is pleased to announce that Manuel Fernandez, our Chief Nursing Officer, will serve on the Miami-Dade County Healthcare Preparedness Coalition!

The Miami-Dade County Healthcare Preparedness Coalition is pleased to announce its 2014 Coalition Committee Co-Chairs:

Steering Committee

Administrative Co-Chair:   John Braden, MD; Baptist Health South Florida John Braden, MD, Medical Director, Emergency Preparedness Department, Baptist Health South Florida

Clinical Co-Chair:   Abdul M Memon, MD, FACP, FACEP, Chief Medical Officer, Disaster & Emergency Preparedness, Jackson Health System  

Public Health Co-Chair:   Reynald Jean, MD, MPH, Director Tuberculosis Control & Prevention Program, Interim Director Epidemiology, Disease Control & Immunization Services Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County  

Clinical & Ethical Issues Committee

Co- Chair:   Barbara Russell RN, MPH, CIC, Director Infection Control Department, Baptist Hospital of Miami  

Co-Chair:   Manuel E. Fernandez, D.H.Sc., ARNP- FNP-BC, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Larkin Community Hospital  

Exercise & Training Committee

Co- Chair:   Alicia L. Beceña, Safety Officer & Emergency Preparedness Leader, Miami Children’s Hospital  

Co- Chair:   Ashley Lee, MPH, Manager, Emergency Management Services, Florida Hospital Association  

To learn more about the Miami-Dade County Hospital Preparedness Consortium, click here: http://www.miamidadematters.org/